The Lord's Prayer

O cosmic Birther of all radiance and vibration.
Soften the ground of our being and carve out a space within us where your Presence can abide.
Fill us with your creativity so that we may be empowered to bear the fruit of your mission.
Let each of our actions bear fruit in accordance with our desire.
Endow us with the wisdom to produce and share what each being needs to grow and flourish.
Untie the tangled threads of destiny that bind us, as we release others from the entanglement of past mistakes.
Do not let us be seduced by that which would divert us from our true purpose, but illuminate the opportunities of the present moment.
For you are the ground and the fruitful vision, the birth, power and fulfillment, as all is gathered and made whole once again.
(The Nazarene Way of Essenic Studies ~ The Lord's Prayer ~ Translations from Aramaic, Origins and History of The Lord's Prayer).

I wandered into an interesting area today that I want to note here and explore further. I got to this fascinating prayer by clicking on a link in my blog to Westar Institute, Home of the Jesus Seminar, Dedicated to the advancement of religious literacy.  Eventually I found Rex A E Hunt's (Director, The Centre for Progressive Religious Thought, Canberra) May 2007 piece, THE ‘JESUS PRAYER’, JESUS NEVER PRAYED! I found this prayer in this article and used his footnote to find his source. As I arrived on the page, I hear a beautiful voice, saying Lord's prayer in Aramaic! Wow!

I have to mention that our church used a study during our stewardship campaign this year that had a prayer that ridiculed using lofty phrases to pray (or something like that). As I thought of using this prayer in church, I thought it might be taken the same way. I find it very beautiful and full of meaning.